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Egyptian pound
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Egyptian pound - the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasterspoundEgyptian monetary unit - monetary unit in Egyptpiaster, piastre - a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria |
Egyptian Pound
Egyptian PoundThe currency of Egypt. It was introduced in 1834, replacing the piastre, which continued to circulate at a value of 1% of a pound. From 1885 to 1914, the pound was unofficially pegged to gold. Afterward, it was officially pegged to the British pound until 1962, when the peg switched to the U.S. dollar at various rates. The Egyptian pound became a floating currency in 1989.AcronymsSeeleading edgeEgyptian pound
Synonyms for Egyptian poundnoun the basic unit of money in EgyptSynonymsRelated Words- Egyptian monetary unit
- piaster
- piastre
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